Aug
16
Sat
C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Aug 16 @ 10:00 pm – Aug 17 @ 3:00 am

 

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Aug
22
Fri
Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Aug 22 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm

See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event. More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.

Aug
23
Sat
Sky Meadows Public Night @ Sky Meadows State Park
Aug 23 @ 11:30 pm – Aug 24 @ 2:30 am

Public Night @ Sky Meadows in conjunction with SI – Check http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/sky-meadows/ for site details and directions.

NOTE: There is no admittance to Sky Meadows State Park after 9pm! Even if the event goes later.

Aug
25
Mon
âš« New Moon
Aug 25 @ 8:13 am – 9:13 am
Sep
8
Mon
⚪ Full Moon
Sep 8 @ 7:38 pm – 8:38 pm

September’s Full Moon is the “Fruit Moon” (English), “Harvest Moon” (Native American), “Corn Moon”, “Barley Moon”, or “Bhadrapad Poornima”.

Sep
19
Fri
Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Sep 19 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm

See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event. More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.

Sep
24
Wed
âš« New Moon
Sep 24 @ 12:14 am – 1:14 am
Sep
27
Sat
Star Gaze @ C.M. Crockett Park
Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 28 @ 3:00 am
Sky Meadows Public Night @ Sky Meadows State Park
Sep 27 @ 10:30 pm – Sep 28 @ 1:30 am

Public Night @ Sky Meadows in conjunction with SI – Check http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/sky-meadows/ for site details and directions.

NOTE: There is no admittance to Sky Meadows State Park after 8:30pm! Even if the event goes later.

Oct
8
Wed
Total Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8 @ 2:17 am – 7:32 am

Maximum eclipse is at 10:55am UTC.

Decent viewing from Western USA, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Mongolia, Vietnam, China.

*** TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL! ***

This night is also the peak for Draconids Meteor Shower, which would normally be fairly washed out by the full moon… but during the eclipse, you’ll have a better chance of spotting these 10 or so meteors per hour. Good luck!